Netflix Cup: F1 Drivers and Golfers to Compete in Las Vegas – Live Broadcast on Netflix

The “Netflix Cup” will bring together F1 drivers and golfers in Las Vegas. The streaming platform will broadcast a live sporting event overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday for the first time in its history. 14.11.2023, 11:5114.11.2023, 12:14 The poster for the event is surprising: we see several helmeted characters, bustling around and on a golf cart marked with a red capital “N”. . In the background, a green lawn and a small yellow flag. The scene sets the tone. Everything is there, we just need to put things in the right order: Netflix is ​​preparing to organize and broadcast for the first time a sports competition bringing together four F1 stars and four others from golf on the greens. The duos are mixed, each pilot teaming up with a small white ball pro: Pierre Gasly will thus be associated with Collin Morikawa; Carlos Sainz Jr. to Justin Thomas; Lando Norris to Rickie Fowler and finally Alexander Albon to Max Homa. This “Netflix Cup” will be played on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday (kick-off at midnight, Swiss time) over eight holes, with the two finalist teams then facing off in a duel. If you can’t follow the live broadcast, no problem: the replay will be available on Netflix. Obviously, there will be surprises, and it is to be expected that the “traditional” rules of golf will be gleefully flouted. The organizers have already announced that several holes will adopt a particular format. The tournament will be played in the United States, more precisely on the course of the Wynn Golf Club in Las Vegas, which is no coincidence: the GP of the gaming city takes place at the end of the week and the best drivers on the planet are already there. The four F1 pros therefore did not need to add a trip to their already busy season. They all even agreed to participate in the competition for free. “The series “Drive to survive” has contributed so much to raising their profile over the past six years, the popularity has increased so much, that it is also a way of returning the favor to Netflix” Guillaume Le Goff, manager of Pierre Gasly, Quoted by The teamIt is also no coincidence that the American platform creates its own competition: this allows it to avoid paying broadcasting rights. This is the niche chosen by some of its competitors, but not by Netflix. The streaming service has always preferred to tell stories about sport rather than broadcasting competitions live. However, this could change. The company, created in Scotts Valley in 1997, is increasingly thinking about live broadcasts: rumor has it with intentions in boxing, but also in F1 and tennis. Reuters even imagines that the fights of boxer-influencer Jake Paul could soon land on the screens of some 250 million subscribers. Netflix would then hit very hard.More articles on sportShow all articles A hole marked with a single shot creates an event at LIV GolfVideo: watsonThis might also interest you:
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